Top Stories - Topics from October, 2012

Molena Fest will kick off Saturday, Nov. 3 at 10 a.m. with hometown fun and games, musical entertainment through the day, arts and crafts booths and great food.

The annual event is hosted by the Molena Civic Club and will have fun events for the whole family, including a tug-of-war tournament, a three-legged race, a pie eating contest and the Molena Fest parade at 11 a.m., followed by a pet parade.
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For four generations, men in the Whitaker family have heard the call of duty and enlisted in the military to serve their nation. Pvt. 2nd class William “Will” Whitaker, a May 2012 graduate of Pike County High School, followed in his father’s, grandfather’s and great-grandfather’s footsteps by joining the military.
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The annual downtown Zebulon Trick or Treat celebration will be held Saturday, Oct. 27 starting around 6:30 p.m. as merchants and offices on the downtown square hand out candy and enjoy their costumed customers.
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Two Pike County residents will represent The Knight Family on Family Feud Monday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. on Channel 69 WUPA. Tim and Rolanda Bell of Pike County will join her sister Beth and Mark Knight in the spirited competition.
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With the presidential election just a month away, some courthouse employees are thinking back to the last presidential election, when thousands of absentee ballots had to be counted after the polls closed. The 2008 election saw a record 42.53% of Pike voters casting absentee ballots – and all 4,402 had to be counted by hand.
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A single-vehicle wreck which entrapped a driver has been cleared after Highway 18 west of Zebulon was temporarily blocked as emergency personnel work to free the driver from the vehicle Monday afternoon.
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Absentee ballots for the Nov. 6 election are now available in the registrar’s office. Pike County residents can call and order an application to receive an absentee ballot or residents can stop by the office and fill out application. The last day absentee ballots can be mailed is Nov. 2 and all applications must be received before that date.
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As of Friday afternoon, phones at the Journal Reporter office were out of order due a vehicle hitting an outside telephone line. Hopefully service will be restored by the end of the day. You may contact us here, email news@pikecountygeorgia.com or find us on Facebook.

After hearing from commissioner Tamra Jarrett and citizen Joy Walker at the Sept. 25 meeting, the Pike County commissioners voted 3-2 to change the date for an animal control workshop to Saturday, Oct. 6 at 9 a.m. Commissioners Tommy Powers and Doug Mangham opposed the change because they said they would be unable to attend.
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